Famous Irish people who inspire you

lufties

Ok, after completing a leaders course at work recently that outlined leadership qualities. I would have Brian o driscoll. Humble, passionate, works hard, confident, down to earth.

I don't know the guy personally, but he comes across as someone who resonates with me and who I'd like to aspire to.

This is probably sacrelig' coming from a man from Munster :pac:

conorh91

Denis O'Brien. Not all there, ethically speaking, but I think he has an inspirational sense of drive and ambition, and he does a huge amount of philanthropic work that everyone likes to ignore, and many of us would not bother with if we were in his position.

We shouldn't ignore the Tribunal findings made against him either by the way, but he is absolutely vilified in a way that seems totally extreme.

hairyprincess

Christina Noble. Absolutely amazing altruistic woman

wandatowell

Salomon Kane

Tokyo

Tom Crean. Probably one of the most understated men in the history of exploration.

lufties

wandatowell wrote: »

Salomon Kane

Don't get above your station..show off

K4t

Michael O'Leary - he inspires me not to be a c**t.

WesternZulu

Dev...no better man for inspiration when you're looking to pass the buck onto someone else.

junospider

Jp. Mcmanus
Michael o leary

lufties

conorh91 wrote: »

Denis O'Brien. Not all there, ethically speaking, but I think he has an inspirational sense of drive and ambition, and he does a huge amount of philanthropic work that everyone likes to ignore, and many of us would not bother with if we were in his position.

We shouldn't ignore the Tribunal findings made against him either by the way, but he is absolutely vilified in a way that seems totally extreme.

I agree, partly inspiring....but by jesus he does the polar opposite too :rolleyes:

SEPT 23 1989

Mr Tom Crean

MRnotlob606

Eamon De Valera.

lufties

K4t wrote: »

Michael O'Leary - he inspires me not to be a c**t.

But But...Didn't he recently found humility

TheBeardedLady

Michael D Higgins.

pragmatic1

James Connolly.
Michael Collins (crazy how much he achieved at such a young age).

hfallada

K4t wrote: »

Michael O'Leary - he inspires me not to be a c**t.

I think plays a character in the media for publicist like Simon Cowell. Ryanair basically spent nothing on advertising for years, but constantly in the media thanks to Michael "views" and 'opinions' on controversial matters. AFAIK every year he speaks to Trinity students for free, as he went there.

Regardless of whether you like his character or not. He has turned a ****ty Irish airlines, into one of the largest airlines in the world. He supports thousands of jobs directly and makes Ireland affordable to get to for millions of tourists. He did it without bribing anyone like another famous Irish Business man. But he did it through hard work and determination.

Menas

Michael Collins.
Brave, patriotic, clever, charismatic, unselfish and caring. Great qualities. Great man.

mountsky

Charles J.Haughey "we are living away beyond our means", ohhhhh the irony!!

Cantremember

Kevin O'Higgins. A thoroughgoing bastard when we needed one.

zanador

Mary Robinson

Rothko

Musically-wise, Kevin Shields.

irishfeen

Michael Collins
Sean Lemass
Thomas Davis
Thomas Russell

Much can be said of the four but I think their drive an determination to make Ireland a better place for their respective generations was inspiring.

AnonoBoy

Barack Obama.

steddyeddy

Robert Boyle, ernest walton and James Joyce.

Einhard

steddyeddy wrote: »

Robert Boyle, Michael Faraday and James Joyce.

Micahel Faraday was English.

eyescreamcone

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Eamon De Valera.

Helped to divide the country when we needed unity most.

A backward leader also
I love the quote when the Ardnacrusha Hydroelectricity project was first proposed
"what would we need all that electricity for"

Wasn't he American anyway?

twinytwo

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Eamon De Valera.

Not gonna even bother opening that can of worms

wendell borton

Theobald Wolfe Tone and more recently TK Whitaker.

Notorious97

Trigger Happy wrote: »

Michael Collins.
Brave, patriotic, clever, charismatic, unselfish and caring. Great qualities. Great man.

Could not have said it better myself, pity there is not more around like him in current times.

callaway92

Michael O' Leary has to be considered the bible for people looking to be entrepeneurs really.

uch

Alan Moore, when it comes to Coarse Fishing the man knows how to inspire you

steddyeddy

Einhard wrote: »

Micahel Faraday was English.

True I mixed him up with ernest walton for some reason. Walton was the first person to spilt an atom. So we can be proud of him.

Turtyturd

Jack Charlton.

padohaodha

Paddy kavanagh

Robert Emmett

uch

padohaodha wrote: »

Paddy kavanagh

The Footballer or the Poet ?

Nidgeweasel

Jim McGuinness.

pajor

wendell borton wrote: »

Theobald Wolfe Tone and more recently TK Whitaker.

I had it suggested to me before that as I am Protestant, I can't really be Irish. My answer to that is Wolfe Tone.

feargale

pajor wrote: »

I had it suggested to me before that as I am Protestant, I can't really be Irish.

Who on earth suggested that to you? He probably thinks his cousins in America aren't real Americans because they don't dance around totem poles.

pajor wrote: »

My answer to that is Wolfe Tone.

There are other answers just as good, like Hyde, Walton, Kathleen Lynn etc. ( and Arthur Guinness! Did you ask him if he drank non-Irish porter? )
When Bob Tisdall chose to run for Ireland, winning Olympic gold, while he was qualified to represent at least two other countries, nobody questioned his Irish credentials.

fro9etb8j5qsl2

lufties wrote: »

Brian o driscoll. Humble

Really?? Humble isn't a word I would have associated with him at all

pajor

feargale wrote: »

There are other answers just as good, like Hyde, Walton, Kathleen Lynn etc. ( and Arthur Guinness Did you ask him if he drank non-Irish porter? )
When Bob Tisdall chose to run for Ireland, winning Olympic gold, while he was qualified to represent at least two other countries, nobody questioned his Irish credentials.

Well.. at the time I only had Junior Cert history in my head, so seemed like a great answer then.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Helped to divide the country when we needed unity most.

A backward leader also
I love the quote when the Ardnacrusha Hydroelectricity project was first proposed
"what would we need all that electricity for"

Wasn't he American anyway?

As much as I dislike Dev, he grew up in Ireland. The fact he was born in America doesn't change that.

feargale

pajor wrote: »

Well.. at the time I only had Junior Cert history in my head, so seemed like a great answer then.

Did I see that you're a Waterfordman? Walton was born down the road from you. ( Dungarvan.)

KKkitty

Being from Kilkenny I am inspired by DJ Carey and Henry Shefflin.

pajor

feargale wrote: »

Did I see that you're a Waterfordman? Walton was born down the road from you. ( Dungarvan.)

Well shame on me for not knowing Walton was Irish, never mind from Dungarvan. Learn something new everyday.

dinorebel

Katy Taylor

Summer wind

Adi Roche Paul O Connell Dermot Morgan.

foxy farmer

Padraig Nally. Not exactly famous but his actions forced a change in the laws regarding trespassing and protecting your property and yourself from intruders.

tampopo

Anna Nolan

gubbie

Peig Sayers

For somehow, no matter how unremarkable, managed to become a poet that we all have to learn about today.

chrysagon

Brian Cowen inspired many to emigrate!!